Journey from an Islet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author(s): Mario Becroft Language: en First Publication Date: 2001 License: Freeware Rating: 3.0 (based on 3 ratings) ABOUT THE STORY In this small game, you play as an adventurer. You have traveled long and far and have now fallen onto an island in the darkness before dawn. How will you escape from there and continue your journey? EXTERNAL LINKS journey.gam Requires a TADS interpreter[1] stars.jpg graphics resource sunrise.jpg graphics resource walkthru.txt solution snake.jpg graphics resource sheep.jpg graphics resource islet.jpg graphics resource journey.jpg graphics resource journey.txt documentation Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn EDITORIAL REVIEWS >INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction > Between the flat writing and the lack of context, I found it difficult to > care what was going on in the game -- it all seemed a little arbitrary. The > game employed some visual tricks that were helpful. Crayon sketches were > scattered judiciously throughout, and unlike Arrival's crayon-work, these > sketches had the effect of creating a soft, watercolor ambience rather than > a childlike one. Also, the game selects the background color based on the > time of day, and this too is an effective trick. Still, these techniques > weren't enough, for me, to counterbalance the sluggish prose, and I left the > game feeling pretty unmoved. REFERENCES [1]